HeroQuest gives me 8 orcs and I'm painting them two at a time. Trying to give the orcs some cohesiveness by using the same recipe for the green skin tones, but add a variation in the shirt color. I want to avoid the green end of the color spectrum and blue feels overdone. I tried... Continue Reading →
One may have guessed from the name of this blog that I am fond of statistics. If one did not guess that, then one may not be over fond of stats themselves. Regardless, I like them and want to write about them. Specifically, I wanted to take some time and look at the rules for... Continue Reading →
The early HeroQuest scenarios focus on the greenskins very heavily. In Post 3 I showed my humble submission for the Goblins. Goblins are great and all that, but it's the Orcs that are the heavy hitters. Not in HQ, necessarily, but in fantasy in general. Orcs are your generic evil human equivalent. Interestingly, they haven't... Continue Reading →
Alternate title, "Say, don't they look familiar?" These robo-minions were not new additions from Crooked Dice in the Argonauts Kickstarter. These miniatures were included but have been part of the Crooked Dice line of figures for years. I did not start playing 7TV until after 2nd Edition so these may have been part of the... Continue Reading →
Continuing on with painting the original HeroQuest. After the painting of the Heroes, I need to start to get the baddies painted up. The very first game in the Quest Book is a bit of a mess and uses almost everything in the box. Clearly, that quest was meant to show the kiddies a crowded... Continue Reading →
Getting back to the 7TV Argonauts Kickstarter, I decide to paint one of the cooler looking sets of miniatures in the Kickstarter. That's how one must always choose what to work on, isn't it. The "Rule of Cool" must apply not only to in game decision making but also to other aspects of the hobby.... Continue Reading →
To start, my plan will not work. Original plan was to paint everything needed for the first Quest, play the quest, then move to the parts needed for the second Quest, play and repeat that pattern. It looks like the first Quest uses almost all of the miniatures. If I wait to paint everything I... Continue Reading →
Didn't take long to paint, took longer to write this post than to paint these little guys. The Robo-Rodents are another of the models I got from the 7TV Argonaut Kickstarter. I'm not sure how often I will use these. The figures look good, but I got a whole mess of them with my pledge.... Continue Reading →
If you are not familiar with HeroQuest, why are you reading this? Not trying to be mean or rude. Just wondering what lead you to this blog and this post specifically if you didn't search for HeroQuest. You're here now so stick with it and learn a little about a game you are not likely... Continue Reading →
To get ready for the projects I have planned (and those unplanned) for 2021, I have to clean off the old projects and get that tables cleared. My process for working on hobby tasks tends to have me looking at 3-4 serious projects at a time with many more partially done and probably never getting... Continue Reading →
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